Gwangju Buk-gu Invests 13.6 Billion KRW in Sewer Facility Maintenance in Gonggu Street

Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, is undertaking concentrated maintenance of sewer facilities in the Gonggu-ui Street area, a drainage basin of Gwangju Stream in Unam-dong, to prevent urban flooding, which is increasing in frequency due to climate change.

According to Buk-gu on the 6th, the 'Gonggu-ui Street Drainage Basin' was selected as a '2023 Sewerage Maintenance Priority Management Area' by the Ministry of Environment, securing over 10.7 billion KRW in national and city funds.

The Sewerage Maintenance Priority Management Area is designated by the Ministry of Environment annually since 2013, selecting areas where comprehensive analysis of sewer capacity and river water level rise is conducted to support fundamental solutions to urban flooding by expanding sewer facilities such as sewer pipeline improvements, new or expanded pump stations, and installation of rainwater inlets. This year, 21 regions nationwide were selected.

The Gonggu-ui Street drainage basin in Unam-dong, selected this time, has long been a concern for flooding damage due to sewer pipeline and external water level influences.

Accordingly, Buk-gu applied for the Gonggu-ui Street drainage basin, part of the Gwangju Stream drainage basin, as a Sewerage Maintenance Priority Management Area this year, and after on-site verification by the Ministry of Environment and committee review, it was uniquely selected for the second consecutive year among special and metropolitan city autonomous districts last October.

The national and city funds secured through this priority management area selection, combined with the district’s matching funds of over 2.8 billion KRW, will be invested starting next year. These funds will be used to install one rainwater pump station capable of handling 150 cubic meters per minute and to intensively maintain 1,611 meters of sewer pipelines, establishing an effective urban flood response plan worth approximately 13.6 billion KRW in the Unam-dong area.

Moon In, the mayor of Buk-gu, stated, "In response to recent rapid climate change, Buk-gu is promoting the installation of stormwater retention facilities worth 62.4 billion KRW as a key project of the 8th local government term to create a permanently safe city resilient to heavy rainfalls." He added, "Since the role of sewer systems is very important for flood prevention, we will not be complacent with the selection of Gonggu-ui Street but will continue to strengthen sewer management measures in close cooperation with the government and Gwangju City to ensure residents do not suffer flood damage."

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